Historic Quednau/Hindman House Scheduled To Move To PG Historical Park
Punta Gorda, FL - September 11, 2011 - Residents of Punta Gorda have been hard at work raising funds to move a piece of Punta Gorda's history. The Quednau/Hindman house is destined to become the new Children's Museum.
Online, September 11, 2011 (Newswire.com) - The Quednau/Hindman House has been on the market and the Punta Gorda Historical Society had to make a decision- raise funds and move this treasured structure to the Punta Gorda History Park or risk losing it forever.
The Quednau/Hindman House was built in 1928 and was home to Fred and Belle Quednau and their daughter Tosie (Quednau) Hindman. Fred Quednau served as Mayor, City Councilman and Charlotte County Sheriff from the 1930s through the 1950s. Tosie (Quednau) Hindman served as the Supervisor of Elections for Charlotte County from 1966 through 1988. Tosie lived in the family home until the day she died in 2009.
"We are thrilled to have the chance to preserve this house", says Louis Desguin, President of the Punta Gorda Historical Society. "Our goal is to eventually utilize it to re-establish an active Youth Museum in Punta Gorda. The layout of the Quednau/Hindman house offers space for an office at the History Park, a large central room for the Museum, and several smaller rooms for classrooms and activities."
Workers from Flint and Doyle Structural Movers are making final preparations before using hydraulic jacks to lift the Quednau/Hindman House. According to Hindman's sons, Arthur (Bunk) and Fred Frizzell, "We've always thought about what in the world we could do while we're still alive to memorialize them (our parents and grandparents)". "Gosh darn, if you look at that piece of history sitting here at 220 Goldstein St., it's remarkable".
The Quednau/Hindman house will begin the move from 220 Goldstein St. to 118 Sullivan St. on Saturday 17, 2011 at 8am.
Contact:
Louie Desguin
President, Punta Gorda History Park
941-380-6814
Whitney Hindman Andreu
239-349-0312
whitneyandreu@gmail.com
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About the Punta Gorda Historical Society-
The Punta Gorda Historical society is dedicated to maintaining the heritage of the City of Punta Gorda and its environs through restoration, preservation and education. The Society owns and maintains five historic structures throught out the city, three of those are located at the History Park on Shreve Street. In 1995, the History Park was established in order to relocate historic buildings on the verge of being lost.
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